My 2-Phase PMP Exam Strategy: Mukesh Singh, PMP

byShiv Shenoy

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Hello Shiv, I Passed PMP and would like to thank you for your smart notes. Thanks for your good work and contribution to PM Community and here is my PMP Exam Strategy and Lesson Learned [trust me while writing it I am feeling very proud :-)]

I came to know about your blog PMExamSmartNotes.com just 3 weeks before my exam day but still found it very useful. Though I missed subscribing to PM PrepCast through your blog I recommended because it helps saving exam prep cost & additional exam material.

I planned PMP study in 2 Phases.

Phase 1: Prepare yourself and Apply to PMI (2-3 months)

Find out a mentor or Join PMP Forums like PMzilla/ PMHUB/LinkedIn forums and go through lessons learned to understand basics of PMP.

Phase 2: Schedule your Exam and become a PMP (2-3 months)

Find out a study partner to discuss your understanding about PMBOK topics. Not necessary your partner should be preparing for PMP. I made my wife as my Study Partner and started explaining PMBOK concepts to her. I was amazed by her out-of-box and innovative tips to understand and memorize difficult PMBOK concepts (she is ex-professor of an Engineering college and now a happy homemaker).

Based on Phase 1 tests result and your gut feeling please schedule your examination date. I scheduled within 45 days but due to busy schedule at work I felt It was a mistake. Please consider worst case scenario before scheduling your exam date.

On weekdays please try 50 Questions Quiz (Timed or Learning || Random or KA Based or Domain based). Every weekends, go for full 4-hour simulation tests. It was the best feature I liked about exam simulator (though I tried only 1 full exam due to aggressive exam date, I recommend that you go for as many as you can. You fill find comfortable in actual exam.

Complete remaining mock tests from Christopher Scordo question Bank (Specially Ch#13 to Ch#18). Get it from PMI PMI, here or from Amazon, here.

Examination Day

As my mentor (Mr. Jitendra Maharana, PMP, PMI-ACP) mentioned “ATTEMPT LIKE A KING”, I was filled with confidence and energy and attempted like a King.

Guru-Mantra: Your Exam is Unique and do not follow what other says about number of questions asked to them on a particular topic. Please prepare for all 5 Domains, All Knowledge Areas & Processes. Please do not memorize but understand them thoroughly. And yeah.. Attempt Like a King….

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